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Introduction and in need of advice

NAS67029
over 4 years ago

Hello, don't really know how to start this, Ummm.... 

Ok, so I was diagnosed as being on the spectrum nearly 3 years ago after actually knowing I was "different" from my peers for most of school life and work life, anxiety and depression have followed me around for a long long time I just got extremely good at hiding everything from everyone (or so I thought), I have a nephew who was diagnosed on the spectrum 10years ago so my sister has told me since I went for my diagnosis that she had an inkling I might have been on the spectrum too.

I've worked full-time ever since I left school but have recently been put on furlough because of the lockdown which has taken time to adjust to a new routine of essentially doing not a lot, I work in a physical job which also needs some mental application and not having a lot to do has really affected me mentally, some days I have no drive to get anything done or when I do have something to do I get it done so quickly that I then get frustrated that I didn't pace myself to make the task last longer therefore prolonging the time I'm active and reducing the length of time spent "stuck in my head".

I guess what I'm asking is does anyone have any advice on how to get motivated or how to avoid getting "stuck in my head" as I'm really beginning to struggle and I don't want to have to talk to my go as they are currently so overrun with everything else that's going on. 

Sorry for rambling 

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  • over 4 years ago

    Hi, I also suffer badly from autistic inertia, ie., getting stuck starting, finishing or switching between activities.  Lately I try to set a clock to ring every hour to force myself to do something each hour. I also start and end the day with an exercise to mark the work hours instead of my commute. My work is not physical. 

    Some days it works and others it doesn't. I don't know if something like that could work for you, just an idea.

    I have been feeling strange lately, that there are lots of things I could do but no point doing anything, because nothing feels real anymore. 

    So, hang on in there and don't be too hard on yourself. 

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  • over 4 years ago

    Hi, I also suffer badly from autistic inertia, ie., getting stuck starting, finishing or switching between activities.  Lately I try to set a clock to ring every hour to force myself to do something each hour. I also start and end the day with an exercise to mark the work hours instead of my commute. My work is not physical. 

    Some days it works and others it doesn't. I don't know if something like that could work for you, just an idea.

    I have been feeling strange lately, that there are lots of things I could do but no point doing anything, because nothing feels real anymore. 

    So, hang on in there and don't be too hard on yourself. 

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